To Be A Lover (track)
by Billy Idol
Year: 1986
From the album Whiplash Smile (track #2)
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To Be A Lover appears on the following album(s) by Billy Idol:
- Whiplash Smile (track #2) (this album) (1986)
- Greatest Hits (track #9) (compilation) (2001)
- The Essential (track #7) (compilation) (2003)
- Idol Songs: 11 Of The Best (track #7) (compilation) (1988)
- VH1 Storytellers (track #6) (2002)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 05/10/2026 21:44 | daCritic | 38,189 | 75/100 |
| ! | 03/18/2024 16:19 | matterhornrider | 23,125 | 86/100 |
| ! | 01/20/2024 21:40 | luukvdschepop | 2,270 | 78/100 |
| ! | 08/12/2023 20:17 | BorderFreeAndrew | 5,477 | 74/100 |
| ! | 05/09/2023 22:38 | LosWochos | 315,816 | 80/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 3% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 82.0/100, a mean average of 84.6/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.6/100. The standard deviation for this track is 11.1.
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